- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bac Ninh
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The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop position is vacant since June, 2006.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 12,227 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Bac Ninh had about 123,090 believers (1.8% of the population), 23 priests and 47 parishes.[1]
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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Roman Catholic Dioceses in Vietnam Province of Hanoi Archdiocese of Hanoi · Diocese of Bac Ninh · Diocese of Bui Chu · Diocese of Hai Phòng · Diocese of Hung Hoa · Diocese of Lang Son and Cao Bang · Diocese of Phat Diem · Diocese of Thai Binh · Diocese of Thanh Hoa · Diocese of VinhProvince of Saigon Province of Hue This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.